Backwater Blues
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Leadbelly
(1950 release)
[Intro]
D G D A7 G D
[Verse 1]
D
When it rains five days and the skies turn dark as night
G D
When it rains five days and the skies turn dark as night
E
Then trouble's takin' place
A D
In the lowlands at night
[Verse 2]
D
I woke up this mornin', can't even get out of my door
G D
I woke up this mornin', can't even get out of my door
D
There's been enough trouble
E A D
To make a poor girl wonder where she wants to go
[Verse 3]
D
Then they rowed a little boat about five miles 'cross the pond
G D
Then they rowed a little boat about five miles 'cross the pond
E
I packed all my clothes
A D
Throwed them in and they rowed me along
[Verse 4]
D
When it thunders and lightnin' and when the wind begins to blow
G D
When it thunders and lightnin' and the wind begins to blow
D
There's thousands of women
E A D
Ain't got no place to go
[Verse 5]
D
Then I went and stood upon some high old lonesome hill
G D
Then I went and I stood upon some high old lonesome hill
E
Then looked down on the house
A D
Where I used to live
[Verse 6]
D
Backwater blues done call me to pack my things and go
G D
Backwater blues done call me to pack my things and go
D
'Cause my house fell down
D
And I can't live there no more
[Outro]
D
I can't move no more
G D
I can't move no more
D
There ain't no place
D
For a poor old girl to go
How to play Backwater Blues
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.